Diary WW2

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 14, 1942: Eastern Front Southern sector: Russian armoured spearheads only 13 km from Kharkov. Central sector: Russian troops recapture Medya, west of Maloyaroslavets. Sea […]

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 13, 1942: Eastern Front Russians now in complete control of railway from Maloyaroslavets south to Kaluga. Russians recapture Kirov, southeast of Smolensk, and Dorokhovo,

WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 12, 1942: Sea War Mediterranean: U-boat U-374 sunk by British submarine Unbeaten off Catania (Sicily). Politics Japan: Government declares war on Netherlands East Indies.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 11, 1942: Southeast Asia Malaya: Japanese take Kuala Lumpur. Eastern Front Russians recapture Liudinovo, southwest of Kaluga, Tikhonovo Pustyn railway junction, northwest of Kaluga

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 10, 1942: Southeast Asia East Indies: Japanese land on Tarakan Island (night January 10-11). Dutch Martin bombers make repeated attacks on invasion fleet. Wavell

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 9, 1942: Eastern Front 3 Russian ‘Fronts’ (groups of armies, each army equal to a German corps) make deep penetration west and southwest of

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 8, 1942: Eastern Front Central Sector: South of Mozhaisk, Russian troops recapture Mosalsk, Vetchino and Serpeysk; north of Mozhaisk, Zhukov‘s forces have recaptured 51

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 7, 1942: Eastern Front Central Sector: Russian troops advancing north and south of Mozhaisk. On the southern flank they recapture Meshchovsk. China Japanese admit

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 6, 1942: Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad: Russians recapture Hogland Island, Gulf of Finland after crossing ice. Spanish volunteer Blue Division, fighting on Leningrad

WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 5, 1942: Eastern Front STALIN ORDERS GENERAL OFFENSIVE in address to Stavka (GHQ of Soviet High Command). Offensive to be on four fronts: Leningrad,

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 4, 1942: Sea War Black Sea: Russian cruiser Krasny Kavkaz badly damaged by Ju 87 Stukas. Sea War Pacific: 3 US submarines operate off

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 3, 1942: Pacific East Indies: ABDA (American-British-Dutch-Australian) Command formed under Wavell. Sea War Indian Ocean: ‘Port T’ – secret British naval base hacked out

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 2, 1942: Pacific Philippines: Japanese troops occupy Manila and Cavite naval base. Eastern Front Central Sector: Russians recapture Maloyaroslavets 129 km southwest of Moscow,

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 1, 1942: Eastern Front Central Sector: Russian troops recapture Staritsa (48 km northeast of Rzhev), which has been destroyed by the Germans. Pacific East

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, December 31, 1941: Pacific Philippines: US-Filipino forces form new defence line north of Bataan Peninsula. Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad (Day 115): 52,000 people die

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, December 30, 1941: Eastern Front Central Front: Russian troops recapture Kaluga, southwest of Moscow. Home Fronts India: Gandhi resigns leadership of Congress Party when it

WW2 War Diary for Monday, December 29, 1941: Southeast Asia: Malaya: Japanese troops capture Ipoh and advance towards Kuantan on east coast. Air War Germany: 60 RAF bombers attacking Huels

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, December 28, 1941: Air War Pacific: JAPANESE PLANES BOMB MANILA. They refute ‘arbitrary and unilateral’ US announcement declaring Philippine capital a ‘open city’. Germany: 132

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, December 27, 1941: Sea War Norwegian Sea – Operation Archery: British naval forces and commandos again attack Lofoten Islands, cruiser Kenya damaged by German shore

WW2 War Diary for Friday, December 26, 1941: Sea War Norwegian Sea: British naval commando raid on Lofoten Islands. Black Sea: Russian landings on Kerch Peninsula, to assist garrison of